Huntingdon by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Huntingdon
Created: 16 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Huntingdon
Local History around Huntingdon
There are some historic monuments around including:
Roman barrow 450m south west of Stukeley ParkMilestone at Bell EndEarthwork on Mill CommonSites discovered by aerial photography N of the villageDuck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath FarmCivil War battery at Clayton's WayMoated site in Prestley Wood, 800m north east of Cartwright's FarmMoated site 170m east of St Mary's ChurchMoated site in Bellamy's GroveHuntingdon BridgeBowl barrow 550m south east of Abbots Ripton HallThe Nuns' Bridge, HinchingbrookMoat House moated site and fishponds, 150m north east of Rooks GroveBuckden PalaceHuntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldworkRoman barrow adjacent to Ermine Street, 290m east of St Bartholomew's ChurchDeserted village of Boughton, NW of Manor Farm.Wildlife in and Around Huntingdon
Mammals found in Huntingdon
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the huntingdon area.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
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Birds found in Huntingdon
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the huntingdon area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
